A made man is a wiseguy who has earned the trust and the respect in order to get this honor. In order to be made you must take five vows call the Omerta. If another family or wiseguy ever lays a hand on a made man that other man is dead due to the Omerta. It is an extreme honor to be made in the Mafia. To even rise past the rank of Associate your parents must be Italian and to be made you must be one hundred Italian so they can trace back your roots to the old country being Italy.

Joey Pesci killed Billy Batt's a made man in the Lucchese Crime Family. The Family turned around and shot Joey Pesci.

an associate of the mafia or another organized crime group who kills a person, thus graduating to "made man" or "soldier" status. Only by killing under the orders of a ranking mob officer can the prospect become a "made man".

"I just drove up and knocked him off, one in the body and 2 in the head to make sure he was dead. The boss will be pleased. I'm a made man now."